Flight booking on smartbyy portal

[dapatale]

Today I was trying to book flight from BOMBAY TO Lucknow.
when compared on different portal following were the prices include convenience fee. (Final price including all cashback and discounts)
AMAZON with ICICI AMAZON CARD - 4030rs
EMT with offer - 4340rs
HEG with offer - 4450rs
HDFC DCB card Smartbuy 4798.

if I use 70℅ reward point for this booking then I was getting 225 reward at 5x calculation on remaining value paid by card.
if I pay total amount using DCB then I will get 795 point.

finally I went with Amazon for the booking.

So I have following questions

1 does 5x reward for flight booking make any sense
2 can we apply some ongoing coupon code given on actual booking partner for booking through smartbuy portal
3 how to use the points for better value
4 best flight booking portal if any

Thanks in advance

 

[Akshay9512]

Today I was trying to book flight from BOMBAY TO Lucknow.
when compared on different portal following were the prices include convenience fee. (Final price including all cashback and discounts)
AMAZON with ICICI AMAZON CARD - 4030rs
EMT with offer - 4340rs
HEG with offer - 4450rs
HDFC DCB card Smartbuy 4798.

if I use 70℅ reward point for this booking then I was getting 225 reward at 5x calculation on remaining value paid by card.
if I pay total amount using DCB then I will get 795 point.

finally I went with Amazon for the booking.

So I have following questions

1 does 5x reward for flight booking make any sense
2 can we apply some ongoing coupon code given on actual booking partner for booking through smartbuy portal
3 how to use the points for better value
4 best flight booking portal if any

Thanks in advance

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[ltf4ever]

Today I was trying to book flight from BOMBAY TO Lucknow.
when compared on different portal following were the prices include convenience fee. (Final price including all cashback and discounts)
AMAZON with ICICI AMAZON CARD - 4030rs
EMT with offer - 4340rs
HEG with offer - 4450rs
HDFC DCB card Smartbuy 4798.

if I use 70℅ reward point for this booking then I was getting 225 reward at 5x calculation on remaining value paid by card.
if I pay total amount using DCB then I will get 795 point.

finally I went with Amazon for the booking.

So I have following questions

1 does 5x reward for flight booking make any sense
2 can we apply some ongoing coupon code given on actual booking partner for booking through smartbuy portal
3 how to use the points for better value
4 best flight booking portal if any

Thanks in advance

smartbuy not really helpful if you have time in hand.
but in my experience once, when i was booking a flight at a very short notice, out of all the aggregators and all the 8-9 cards, smartbhy provided me the best value. so always good to check once in a while on smartbuy.

 

[dapatale]

smartbuy not really helpful if you have time in hand.
but in my experience once, when i was booking a flight at a very short notice, out of all the aggregators and all the 8-9 cards, smartbhy provided me the best value. so always good to check once in a while on smartbuy.

true but what to do with reward points ?
how to get better value for points?

 

[Harry1]

trup but what to do with reward points
how to get better value for points

International flights or high value domestic flights. Most good discounts are for domestic single tickets. Use Smartbuy points for bulk purchases.

 

[jack333]

Today I was trying to book flight from BOMBAY TO Lucknow.
when compared on different portal following were the prices include convenience fee. (Final price including all cashback and discounts)
AMAZON with ICICI AMAZON CARD - 4030rs
EMT with offer - 4340rs
HEG with offer - 4450rs
HDFC DCB card Smartbuy 4798.

if I use 70℅ reward point for this booking then I was getting 225 reward at 5x calculation on remaining value paid by card.
if I pay total amount using DCB then I will get 795 point.

finally I went with Amazon for the booking.

So I have following questions

1 does 5x reward for flight booking make any sense
2 can we apply some ongoing coupon code given on actual booking partner for booking through smartbuy portal
3 how to use the points for better value
4 best flight booking portal if any

Thanks in advance

Sbi cashback card total 10% discount(5+5) on makemytrip voucher on yono gyftr

 

[Chaitanya-a]

true but what to do with reward points ?
how to get better value for points?

That's why I prefer Cashback cards instead of Reward or miles card. We're not bound to spend where bank wants us to and sell it at higher prices.

 

[TheMentalist]

true but what to do with reward points ?
how to get better value for points?

Transfer to Vistara, if flights are available. There you can get more value per point, depending on location/date

 

[dapatale]

Transfer to Vistara, if flights are available. There you can get more value per point, depending on location/date

Can u explain in brief how value will be more than 1rp for each reward point

 

[ltf4ever]

Can u explain in brief how value will be more than 1rp for each reward point

clubvistara miles transfer gives maximum ratio : 1:1 for infinia and dcb.
but the limitation is that vistara flights are limited and prices are already inflated compared to other flights.
during festive season, sometimes there is also an offer where 1rewsrd point gives more than 1 rupee worth of cv points for these cards.

 

[gurubhai]

2 can we apply some ongoing coupon code given on actual booking partner for booking through smartbuy portal

No. this cant be done.

 

[TheMentalist]

Can u explain in brief how value will be more than 1rp for each reward point

The ticket price is fixed in terms of CV points for a route (irrespective of date), whereas ticket price in INR will vary depending on the date of travel & booking.
Ex: Kolkata to Port Blair is fixed at 5000 CV points (Economy). For travel on 6 Jan, its cost is 12k+ INR now

 

[ashutoshdubey0703]

clubvistara miles transfer gives maximum ratio : 1:1 for infinia and dcb.
but the limitation is that vistara flights are limited and prices are already inflated compared to other flights.
during festive season, sometimes there is also an offer where 1rewsrd point gives more than 1 rupee worth of cv points for these cards.

Where can I check if there is any offer running for miles conversion?

 

[Deleted member 9785]

Today I was trying to book flight from BOMBAY TO Lucknow.
when compared on different portal following were the prices include convenience fee. (Final price including all cashback and discounts)
AMAZON with ICICI AMAZON CARD - 4030rs
EMT with offer - 4340rs
HEG with offer - 4450rs
HDFC DCB card Smartbuy 4798.

if I use 70℅ reward point for this booking then I was getting 225 reward at 5x calculation on remaining value paid by card.
if I pay total amount using DCB then I will get 795 point.

finally I went with Amazon for the booking.

So I have following questions

1 does 5x reward for flight booking make any sense
2 can we apply some ongoing coupon code given on actual booking partner for booking through smartbuy portal
3 how to use the points for better value
4 best flight booking portal if any

Thanks in advance

Now they are charging convenience fees and prices become higher than skyscanner by 8-9%. Its not worth it